| Date of birth: | May 1, 1951 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: MOORE, ANDREW 0619 (2012-94198) ON 052212 I WAS DISPATCHED TO WALGREEN’S AT 104 SOUTH APOPKA AVENUE IN INVERNESS IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT. UPON ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MS MARY TESAR, WHO ADVISED SHE IS THE STORE MANAGER AND STATED that SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT ENTER WALGREEN’S AND WAIT FOR HER PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE FILLED. SHE STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT PLACED THE ACE BANDAGE WRIST SUPPORT AND BUG REPELLENT IN HER CART NEXT TO HER LARGE PURPLE PURSE. MS TESAR OBSERVED HER PLACE THESE ITEMS INTO HER PURSE AND WALK AROUND THE STORE, AND THEN EXIT THE STORE WHICH SET OFF THE SECURITY ALARMS. MS TESAR FOLLOWED THE DEFENDANT OUT TO HER VEHICLE WHERE SHE PUT THE PURSE IN THE BACK SEAT. MS TESAR ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO RETURN TO THE STORE AND SHE AGREED. WHEN THE DEFENDANT GRABBED HER PURSE SHE TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN AND MS TESAR OBSERVED THE STOLEN ITEMS FALL OUT OF THE PURSE AND ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE GROUND. MS TESAR ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO RETRIEVE THE ITEMS FROM THE DEFENDANT’S CAR AND ASKED FOR A RECEIPT, AND THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE DID NOT HAVE ONE. I THEN SPOKE WITH MS MARGARET BUSET, THE DEFENDANT. SHE WAS READ HER MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA PREPRINTED CARD. SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME. SHE STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE ITEMS GOT INTO HER PURSE BUT SHE KNEW SHE NEEDED THE WRIST SUPPORT BECAUSE HER WRIST WAS HURTING, BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT GOT INTO HER PURSE. SHE STATED SHE TAKES SEVERAL MEDICATIONS AND MUST HAVE JUST PUT IT IN THERE WITHOUT THINKING. MS MARGARET J BUSET WAS ADVISED SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST AND WAS BEING ISSUED A NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION 17909, WITH MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE DATE OF 060712 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURT HOUSE, FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT. MS TESAR PROVIDED ME WITH RECEIPTS FROM THE STOLEN ITEMS AND A SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. SHE ALSO COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT. |
| Arrest date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Booking number: | 1286 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 812.015 |
| Charge description: | Retail Petit Theft |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
